Kiambu In honour of the African Anti-Corruption Day, the Bunge Mashinani Initiative and TUNU collaborated to host a Town Hall Forum in Kiambu with the theme “Building Resilience Against Corruption.”
Today is a critical time to reflect on how corruption affects the state of affairs in Kenya and around the continent. Many people are connected to this misconduct through the unauthorised transfer of African riches to foreign banks.
The event’s main objectives were to find opportunities, identify gaps, decide what needs to change, and honour those who haven’t joined the fight yet. It also encouraged brave research of these areas.
In honour of the passage of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC), sometimes known as the Convention, the African Union designated July 11 as African Anti-Corruption Day.
The 2024 African Anti-Corruption Day will be observed with the subject “Effective Whistle-blowers Protection Mechanism: A Critical Tool in the Fight Against Corruption” this year in honour of the importance that whistle-blowers play in society.
48 African Union member states have accepted the convention and implemented anti-corruption measures, including creating institutions, making corruption illegal through various laws, and launching campaigns to fight corruption.
Furthermore, the Anti-Corruption Day facilitates the sharing of best practices and instructive experiences amongst Africa’s anti-corruption champions.
